Emma Frisch, 30, is the girl next door who has traveled the world, and she has family members on five continents. Now residing in upstate New York, Emma is a food blogger and business owner, and she believes anyone can become a good cook. Read on below to hear from Emma, and learn about her style of cooking and thoughts on the competition.

Describe your cooking style or culinary point of view — in one sentence, if you can.Emma: My culinary point of view is that anyone can become a more natural and confident cook by learning how to make American comfort food and freshening classic recipes with their own twists. And the way they learn how to do that is simplifying their shopping and finding the best-tasting ingredients at the best prices and freshest ingredients.

What are you most looking forward to in this experience?Emma: What I'm most looking forward to taking away is new friendships that I will make with the other finalists. I think that I'm going to learn a lot from everyone here. And I want to have a great time. I feel like this is a once-in-a-lifetime experience and a total adventure. And the way they learn how to do that is simplifying their shopping and finding the freshest, best-tasting ingredients at the best prices.